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A coin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded. How many possible outcomes are there?

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When a coin is tossed once, the number of outcomes is 2 (Head and tail), i.e., in each throw, the number of ways of showing a different face is 2.

Thus, by multiplication principle, the required number of possible outcomes is 2 × 2 × 2 = 8

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अध्याय 7: Permutations and Combinations - Exercise 7.1 [पृष्ठ १३८]

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अध्याय 7 Permutations and Combinations
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